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Celebrate Valentine’s Day and honor love in all its many forms. From the history of the holiday and exchanging cards, to the science behind how love makes our hearts race and our brains feel happy, we explore how love helps us feel connected and makes the world a kinder place. This episode is our Valentine to all our listeners, created with love by The Children’s Hour!
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Love is something we all feel, but it can mean many different things. On this episode of The Children’s Hour, we celebrate love in all its forms. Love between friends, families, pets, neighbors, and even love for music, art, and the world around us. This special Valentine’s Day show is our love letter to every listener.
On the show, we learn where Valentine’s Day comes from and why people exchange cards in February. We travel back to ancient Rome to learn about St. Valentine and the history behind the holiday. Then we explore the science of love and discover what happens inside our bodies when we care deeply about someone. From racing hearts to happy feelings, love is powered by amazing chemicals in our brains.
We also learn that love is not only about romance. Love helps build strong communities and makes the world a kinder place. Whether it is caring for friends, showing respect to neighbors, or loving who you are, love connects us all. This episode is filled with joyful music, thoughtful stories, and messages that remind kids they are valued just as they are.
The Children’s Hour is produced by The Children’s Hour Inc., a New Mexico nonprofit organization. This episode was written and produced by Katie Stone. Production help was provided by Thaniel Lentz, Sarah Gabrielli, and McKenzie Graunke. Learning guides are written by Amber Shiel. Music credits and full playlists are available at childrenshour.org.
The Children’s Hour is distributed by Native Voice One, the Native American Radio Network.
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Please note: not all songs we play can be found in Spotify.
Playlist: Love - A Valentine's Special
| title | artist | album |
|---|---|---|
| Maybe I Love You | Funkadesi | Yo Baba |
| Everyone Says I Love You | John Lithgow | Sunny Side of the Street |
| Two of Us | Aimee Mann & Michael Penn | I Am Sam (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture) |
| Valentine | Charity and the JAMband | Family Values |
| L-O-V-E (feat. Chrissy, LUNA & Miles) | John Legend & Sufjan Stevens | My Favorite Dream |
| I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along (Instrumental) | Paul Williams & Kenny Ascher | The Muppet Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| Love Your Neighbor | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World |
| Whole Lotta Love in This World | Justin Roberts | Space Cadet |
| Unbearable Love | Walela | Unbearable Love |
| I Wish You Love | Sunflow | Under the Stars |
| Beautiful Cosmos | Ivor Cutler | single |
| Forever My Friend | Josh Lovelace | Growing Up |
| All I Want Is You | The Vespers | We're Not Kidding! a Tribute to Barry Louis Polisar |
| The Love (Outro) | Alphabet Rockers | The Love |
| All You Need Is Love | The Beatles | Yellow Submarine |
| I Can Bring Love | Jessie Baylin | Strawberry Wind (Deluxe Edition) |
| I Just Love You | Yosi | What's Eatin' Yosi? |
| Got so Much Love for You | Kelli Welli | Ooh La La Too Doo Na Na Oop Bop Oop Bop Ribbit |
| Good Enough for Now | Triboro | Triboro |
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